1971 Princess (Keller und Knappich) 500 #703798
Status: My Collection
Hunter: Alessandro Bottin (Bozziche)
Created: 05-02-2026 at 06:50AM
Last Edit: 05-02-2026 at 07:09AM
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Description:
This Princess 500 from the late West Germany production was in pristine condition, but with a very hardened platen. I cleaned it lightly and tried to adjust the capital letters' alignment because of the faint imprint at the top. Unfortunately, the Roma script fontface doesn't allow for many compromises, and the imprint is still not perfect despite the single colour ribbon. The machine came with the original user manual and the purchase receipt from 1971. As the serial numbers data is not very clear, I decided to date it with the purchase year.
Roma script typeface (RaRo 75), 11 cpi, German keyboard layout.
Acquired Nov. 2025.
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Hunter: Alessandro Bottin (Bozziche)
Alessandro Bottin's Typewriter Galleries [ My Collection ] [ My Sightings ]
Status: Typewriter Hunter
Points: 135
Based in Italy. It all started with my father's Lettera 32 and my bad, bad handwriting on mail addresses.
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